Amazon Web Services (AWS) users can now migrate Amazon EC2 reserved instances (RIs) between availability zones within the same region, instead of being bound to a fixed availability zone, as well as between network platforms.

AWS users are no longer bound to the availability zones selected at the time of purchase.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) users can now migrate Amazon EC2 reserved instances (RIs) between availability zones within the same region, instead of being bound to a fixed availability zone, as well as between network platforms.

Before the AWS made this announcement, users were confined to the availability zone at the time of purchase. RIs aim to provide AWS customers with a discount on hourly compute charges through a one-time payment to reserve compute capacity for a one- or three-year term.

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